Where does “Opalach” come from?
Opalach (Polish) comes from Polish opalić, from Polish o-, from Old Polish o-, from Proto-Slavic o(b)- — over.
Ancestry of “Opalach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | opalić | to heat by burning some material; to singe; to... |
| 2 | Polish | o- | prefix indicating a perfective verb |
| 3 | Old Polish | o- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | o(b)- | over |